Volume: 24
Price: 0.50 USD
Pages: 44
On-sale Date: 1978-06-20
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Batman; The Creeper; The Human Target
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Batman; The Creeper; The Human Target
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- Genre:superhero
- Job Number:S-2939
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:If you're marked for murder, he'll replace you on the bulls-eye--
Characters:
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in Bumper Batcomic (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #19 [cover; left image only, enlarged & recropped] -
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #25/1978 (29. November 1978) -
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #1053 (17 de noviembre de 1980) [Right panel (Human Target) not reprinted here, only panel with Batman and The Creeper.] -
in Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo (DC, 2012 series) #2 ([November] 2013) - in Batman Collection - Jim Aparo (Panini Deutschland, 2013 series) #4 ([Juli] 2015)
- in Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([October] 2018)
- in DC Finest: Team-Ups: Chase to the End of Time (DC, 2025 series) ([May] 2025)
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Reprints (7)
Indexer Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin. Per Nick Caputo, Aparo drew the entire cover. Previous indexer credited Dick Giordano with drawing the Human Target section.
Issue Data
- Publisher's Brand:
DC [bullet]
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
- Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Printer: Printed in U.S.A.
- Barcode: 0709893044010
Indexer Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #157.
Cast the First Stone
Cast the First Stone
Batman; The Creeper
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comic story /
16
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Batman; The Creeper
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comic story /
16
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| Script: | Bob Haney (credited) Cary Burkett (credited) |
| Pencils: | Jim Aparo (credited) |
| Inks: | Jim Aparo (credited) |
| Colors: | Jerry Serpe (credited) |
| Letters: | Jim Aparo (credited) |
- Genre:superhero
- Job Number:J-5249
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Nightfall in Gotham... and the creatures of the dark are already on the prowl!
- Keywords:Batarang; Batrope; Gotham City; Gotham City Police Headquarters; Gotham Harbor
Characters:
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #25/1978 (29. November 1978), #25/1978 (29. November 1978), #25/1978 (29. November 1978)
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #1053 (17 de noviembre de 1980)
- in Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo (DC, 2012 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
- in Batman Collection - Jim Aparo (Panini Deutschland, 2013 series) #4 ([Juli] 2015)
- in Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([October] 2018)
- in DC Finest: Team-Ups: Chase to the End of Time (DC, 2025 series) ([May] 2025)
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Reprints (6)
Indexer Notes
Story told in multiple parts.
Part One - Enter... The Creeper! (6 pages).
Part 2 - To Cage the Kingpin! (4 pages).
Part 3 - The Vertigo Effect! (6 pages).
The Cat and the Canary Contract!
The Cat and the Canary Contract!
The Human Target
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9
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The Human Target
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comic story /
9
pages
| Script: | Len Wein (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dick Giordano (credited) |
| Inks: | Dick Giordano (credited) |
| Colors: | Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein) |
| Letters: | Shelly Leferman (credited) |
- Genre:adventure; superhero
- Job Number:J-5294
- Feature Logo:The Human Target [long H]
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:As a matter of policy, I don't usually work for the government-- but this time they'd made me an offer my wallet couldn't refuse!
- Keywords:Lex Luthor statue; Washington D. C.
Characters:
The Human Target [Christopher Chance] (origin); Amos Sharkey; The Cat; Dancer (flashback); Philip Chance (flashback, death); FBI (unnamed agents)
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The Brave and the Bold Mailbag
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The Brave and the Bold Mailbag
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| Script: | Paul Levitz (credited) |
| Letters: | typeset |
- Job Number:L-922
- Feature Logo:The Brave and the Bold Mailbag [with Batman]
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Welcome to the new Brave & Bold, readers--bigger and better than ever, in our humble opinion.
Indexer Notes
Letters or comments from James L. Bleeker, Mike White, Jerry Stephan, Mike Lanzalotti, Kenneth Martin, The Phantom Moneywrench, Mickey Eury, Kent Curry, and Kent A. Phenis.
Editing
Table of Contents
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["If you're marked for murder, he'll replace you on the bulls-eye--"]
Batman; The Creeper; The Human Target -
Cast the First Stone
Batman; The Creeper -
Onward and Upward
DC Publishorial -
The Cat and the Canary Contract!
The Human Target -
["Welcome to the new Brave & Bold, readers--bigger and better than ever, in our humble opinion."]
The Brave and the Bold Mailbag -
Volume 78 Issue 25 - Week of June 19, 1978
Daily Planet
Related Links
Issue was modified by, among others
- EK
- Nick Caputo
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Phil Owens
- Antonio Pontes Junior
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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